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Adult +
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8
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Standing Outside the Fire
Title: STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
Author: Samurai Champloo (c) geneon, song by: Garth Brookes.
Summary: Mugen is ready to make a move on an unknowing ronin.
Rating: yaoi themes/shonen-ai/lime
Pairing(s): Mugen/Jin
Feedback: desired.
Characters: Usual SC cast.
Author’s notes:
((I was in a grocery store the other night, and this song by Garth Brooks was playing. Somehow the words pulled me into this little far away world of Mugen/Jin romance, heh. I know, I know...Garth Brooks and Champloo?! Trust me though, somehow it just works. ^_^ You can probably tell, but ~~~~~ means the song. Enjoy!))
Disclaimer: man on man action...I think we all know I don\'t own any of the characters.
13 July 2005, 10:55AM, Weds.
~~~~~
WE CALL THEM COOL
THOSE HEARTS THAT HAVE NO SCARS TO SHOW
THE ONES THAT NEVER DO LET GO
AND RISK THE TABLES BEING TURNED
~~~~~
\"Did you need something?\" A monotone voice came from the sitting form.
\"Do I need something to be out here?\" Mugen scowled.
\"I suppose not. Where is Fu?\" Jin closed his eyes.
\"Hell if I know, I guess still talking to that big guy.\" The tan one sat on the ground roughly.
//Why does he constantly try to corner me when Fu is gone? He\'s doesn\'t look like he wants to fight...//
\"I doubt you\'re out here to enjoy the scenery.\" Ronin eyes shifted to the bright moon hanging in the sky.
\"Maybe, maybe not.\" Mugen smiled in a way he knew would piss the pale one off.
//If you\'re the scenery...//
He got no reaction, just unyielding cold eyes, never glancing once at him.
\"I do not wish to know what you mean by that.\" Jin took a breath, standing.
\"Where you running off to?\"
\"You don\'t need to know.\" Blue material disappeared into the shadow of the moonlit forest.
~~~~~
WE CALL THEM FOOLS
WHO HAVE TO DANCE WITHIN THE FLAME
WHO CHANCE THE SORROW AND THE SHAME
THAT ALWAYS COMES WITH GETTING BURNED
~~~~~
\"Asshole...\" Mugen sighed, continuing to stare at the spot the ronin left through.
//He\'s harder to catch than a rabbit...Oh well, just makes it so much sweeter in the end.//
Tan features lit up as he stood.
//You\'ll have to kill me before I give up trying.//
~~~~~
BUT YOU\'VE GOT TO BE STRONG WHEN CONSUMED BY DESIRE
CAUSE IT\'S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST STAND OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
\"Why are you following me?\" Jin never turned around from his spot by a small stream.
\"Because I can. Wouldn\'t be too smart to let you free roam outside my view.\" The Ryu-kyuian approached.
\"You\'re too close. Move.\"
\"Make me.\"
\"Escuse me?\" Jin narrowed his eyes at the swordsman.
\"You heard me, make me.\" Mugen smiled wickedly.
//At least he\'s looking at me.//
\"In this entire forest, you feel you have to be less than a foot away from me?\" No one noticed the ronin\'s pulse and breath quicken slightly.
\"Yep...\" Mugen leaned forward in an attempt to kiss the pale one.
\"W-what?\" Jin pulled back immediately, nanoseconds from the tan ones lips, jumping to his feet. \"Y-you\'re sick! You\'re lucky I don\'t kill you for that!\" The ronin stormed off angrily, turning. \"You follow me again tonight, and I say to hell with Fu\'s promise and kill you both!\"
Mugen watched until he could no longer see the other man, smiling.
//Never seen him act like that before...Finally got a reaction out of him, mmm...//
The Ryu-kyu native touched his lips.
//Close, so close.//
~~~~~
WE CALL THEM STRONG
THOSE WHO CAN FACE THIS WORLD ALONE
WHO SEEM TO GET BY ON THEIR OWN
THOSE WHO WILL NEVER TAKE THE FALL
~~~~~
THE NEXT NIGHT
\"You. Leave. Now.\" Jin kept his eyes closed, but his hand was white knuckle tight on the tsuba of his katana.
\"Kiss. My. Ass. It\'s cold, and the fire\'s out here.\" Mugen wasn\'t even phased by the display, he had his own sword on his back, ready for anything in the name of his goal.
\"Fine then.\" Jin stood to leave, but a hand on his gi sleeve stopped him.
\"You\'ll freeze to death.\"
The ronin stared a little shocked. \"You almost sound concerned.\" He wretched his arm free, not leaving though.
\"I am.\"
Both stared at the other in a strange heavy silence.
\"Why?\"
\"Why what?\" A spliced brow twitched.
\"Why did you try to...kiss me?\" Jin looked away.
Mugen was sure he could see the hint of a blush around the pale face, but it could have been the flames reflection.
\"I\'ve wanted to do it for a long time now, more than that actually.\" He turned cocky eyes to the cold onyx ones.
\"B-but...That\'s insanity.\" Jin couldn\'t hide the nervousness from his voice, only his gaze.
//He has?//
\"Oh?\"
\"A man who cannot control his own feelings is weak. If people went around kissing everyone they wished, it would be anarchy.\"
\"If people went around repressing human impulse, we\'d die out.\"
\"You disgust me. I\'ll take my chances freezing to death...\" Turning all too quickly, the ronin made his way down the now familiar path.
~~~~~
WE CALL THEM WEAK
WHO ARE UNABLE TO RESIST
THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE LOVE MIGHT EXIST
AND FOR THAT FORSAKE IT ALL
~~~~~
\"Jin wait...There\'s more.\" Mugen ran to catch up.
\"I don\'t care to hear more.\" He continued walking quickly.
//Yes you do...//
\"It\'s not just kissing, I...I love you.\"
Jin froze in his tracks.
Never did he expect to hear those words from anyone, let alone the tan form behind him.
\"It\'s not lust and need...I care. I watch you, I listen to you, I\'m mesmerized by you. I don\'t care if this fucks up everything and you want to kill me right now.\" Mugen took his sword from his back and threw it by a tree. Holding his arms out to show he wasn\'t moving. \"Kill me if you want, but I can\'t live not saying anything anymore.\"
~~~~~
THEY\'RE SO HELL-BENT ON GIVING, WALKING A WIRE
CONVINCED IT\'S NOT LIVING IF YOU STAND OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
Jin stared blankly, turing to face the very deep eyes of the other man. His breath caught for an instant.
\"You\'ve finally snapped.\"
\"Yes. Please, kill me or say something...I can\'t live this way, always hiding, always wondering! I don\'t have much to offer anyone, but I will give you all that I am...Jin...\" Mugen knew he was completely over-dramatic at the moment, but weeks of jumping around the truth had taken it\'s toll.
\"Mugen...I do not know what you wish for me to say. I cannot kill you, not like this. What honor would there be in that? Your proposal, I\'m not sure what to do with it....\"
\"Say yes.\"
\"Yes to what?\" Jin felt his heart quicken with every breath.
\"Yes to giving it a chance. Let me show you how much I love you. If you\'re still unsure, I will leave you alone. Forever.\" Mugen knew this was do or die time. One wrong move now and he would take his own life for missing the chance.
\"Giving what a chance? Love? As a couple?\" The words flowed, alien from the pale ones lips.
//How could he love me? What have I ever done for him? This is all so out of the blue...//
\"Yes. No one has to know if you want it to be that way. Please Jin, let me kiss you. The rest we can take from there, please just one kiss?\" The swordsman let his arms slowly fall, walking up to the stone still form.
\"Fine. One kiss...\"
~~~~~
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
LIFE IS NOT TRIED, IT IS MERELY SURVIVED
IF YOU\'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
Mugen walked up slowly, placing a hand on one of the ronin\'s shoulders; feeling him tense.
\"You\'re so beautiful...I almost don\'t deserve to touch you.\" He ran the back of his hand softly across the pale cheek.
Jin stared; mouth slightly opened, blush beginning to form. No one had ever been so close, so soft...
\"Mugen I-\" He was silenced as a tan finger was placed on his lips.
\"Shh. Just let me enjoy this. Your scent, your heartbeat. I\'ve dreamed of being this close for so long, but you always run away. But...\" He leaned down so they\'re noses were touching, breath erotically colliding. \"I\'d chase after you forever if that\'s what it takes.\"
The ronin\'s eyes went wide as the silky lips were pressed to his. The tingling that last night\'s brush had caused was amplified. Closing his eyes he sighed, allowing Mugen to press his tongue in. Long tan arms wrapped tightly around the pale one, almost to the point of crushing him.
Never did he want to let go, to let this moment stop. As the maneuvering tongue gently touched the corners of the ronin\'s mouth; he realized he didn\'t want it to end either.
~~~~~
THERE\'S THIS LOVE THAT IS BURNING, DEEP IN MY SOUL
CONSTANTLY YEARNING TO GET OUT OF CONTROL
WANTING TO FLY, HIGHER AND HIGHER
I CAN\'T ABIDE
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
Too many years Jin had pushed all forms of physical pleasure away. Fearing rejection, pain, or distraction. But this, this was something much different. Emotions charged everything to almost volcanic temperatures. He felt his entire body shake with desire as the tan ones tongue left his mouth and began kissing slowly down his neck.
\"Uh...Mugen...\" He sighed, leaning back some.
\"Do you want me to stop?\" The swordsman eyed his love carefully.
\"No...\" The answer was almost a moan.
One that made the Ryu-kyuian\'s heart swell with hope and joy.
\"Jin...Thank you.\" He smiled warmly, before continuing his kisses down and up the slender throat.
The two slowly sinking down to lay on the cold grass.
~~~~~
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
LIFE IS NOT TRIED, IT IS MERELY SURVIVED
IF YOU\'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
The night sky glowed peacefully as the two lay in silence. Bodies still naked, covered loosely by their clothing, in a makeshift attempt to keep out the cold.
\"That was amazing...\" Jin spoke first, pressing himself closer to the warm Ryu-kyuian holding him.
\"I\'ve never seen anything so beautiful before. The way you sound when I touch you...I dreamed of it, but never thought it would be so intense.\" Tan fingers played with Jin\'s unbound black hair.
\"I love you.\" The pale one sighed closing his eyes.
//I truly do...//
Mugen smiled, laughing a little. \"Told ya. I love you too...\"
They both lay in contentment; sleep claiming them, as the fire back at the cabin continued to burn brightly.
~~~~~
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
LIFE IS NOT TRIED, IT IS MERELY SURVIVED
IF YOU\'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
- - - - -
THE END
((Anyone in the mood for some limes? Heh. ^_^ Sorry about that. Domo!))
Author: Samurai Champloo (c) geneon, song by: Garth Brookes.
Summary: Mugen is ready to make a move on an unknowing ronin.
Rating: yaoi themes/shonen-ai/lime
Pairing(s): Mugen/Jin
Feedback: desired.
Characters: Usual SC cast.
Author’s notes:
((I was in a grocery store the other night, and this song by Garth Brooks was playing. Somehow the words pulled me into this little far away world of Mugen/Jin romance, heh. I know, I know...Garth Brooks and Champloo?! Trust me though, somehow it just works. ^_^ You can probably tell, but ~~~~~ means the song. Enjoy!))
Disclaimer: man on man action...I think we all know I don\'t own any of the characters.
13 July 2005, 10:55AM, Weds.
~~~~~
WE CALL THEM COOL
THOSE HEARTS THAT HAVE NO SCARS TO SHOW
THE ONES THAT NEVER DO LET GO
AND RISK THE TABLES BEING TURNED
~~~~~
\"Did you need something?\" A monotone voice came from the sitting form.
\"Do I need something to be out here?\" Mugen scowled.
\"I suppose not. Where is Fu?\" Jin closed his eyes.
\"Hell if I know, I guess still talking to that big guy.\" The tan one sat on the ground roughly.
//Why does he constantly try to corner me when Fu is gone? He\'s doesn\'t look like he wants to fight...//
\"I doubt you\'re out here to enjoy the scenery.\" Ronin eyes shifted to the bright moon hanging in the sky.
\"Maybe, maybe not.\" Mugen smiled in a way he knew would piss the pale one off.
//If you\'re the scenery...//
He got no reaction, just unyielding cold eyes, never glancing once at him.
\"I do not wish to know what you mean by that.\" Jin took a breath, standing.
\"Where you running off to?\"
\"You don\'t need to know.\" Blue material disappeared into the shadow of the moonlit forest.
~~~~~
WE CALL THEM FOOLS
WHO HAVE TO DANCE WITHIN THE FLAME
WHO CHANCE THE SORROW AND THE SHAME
THAT ALWAYS COMES WITH GETTING BURNED
~~~~~
\"Asshole...\" Mugen sighed, continuing to stare at the spot the ronin left through.
//He\'s harder to catch than a rabbit...Oh well, just makes it so much sweeter in the end.//
Tan features lit up as he stood.
//You\'ll have to kill me before I give up trying.//
~~~~~
BUT YOU\'VE GOT TO BE STRONG WHEN CONSUMED BY DESIRE
CAUSE IT\'S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST STAND OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
\"Why are you following me?\" Jin never turned around from his spot by a small stream.
\"Because I can. Wouldn\'t be too smart to let you free roam outside my view.\" The Ryu-kyuian approached.
\"You\'re too close. Move.\"
\"Make me.\"
\"Escuse me?\" Jin narrowed his eyes at the swordsman.
\"You heard me, make me.\" Mugen smiled wickedly.
//At least he\'s looking at me.//
\"In this entire forest, you feel you have to be less than a foot away from me?\" No one noticed the ronin\'s pulse and breath quicken slightly.
\"Yep...\" Mugen leaned forward in an attempt to kiss the pale one.
\"W-what?\" Jin pulled back immediately, nanoseconds from the tan ones lips, jumping to his feet. \"Y-you\'re sick! You\'re lucky I don\'t kill you for that!\" The ronin stormed off angrily, turning. \"You follow me again tonight, and I say to hell with Fu\'s promise and kill you both!\"
Mugen watched until he could no longer see the other man, smiling.
//Never seen him act like that before...Finally got a reaction out of him, mmm...//
The Ryu-kyu native touched his lips.
//Close, so close.//
~~~~~
WE CALL THEM STRONG
THOSE WHO CAN FACE THIS WORLD ALONE
WHO SEEM TO GET BY ON THEIR OWN
THOSE WHO WILL NEVER TAKE THE FALL
~~~~~
THE NEXT NIGHT
\"You. Leave. Now.\" Jin kept his eyes closed, but his hand was white knuckle tight on the tsuba of his katana.
\"Kiss. My. Ass. It\'s cold, and the fire\'s out here.\" Mugen wasn\'t even phased by the display, he had his own sword on his back, ready for anything in the name of his goal.
\"Fine then.\" Jin stood to leave, but a hand on his gi sleeve stopped him.
\"You\'ll freeze to death.\"
The ronin stared a little shocked. \"You almost sound concerned.\" He wretched his arm free, not leaving though.
\"I am.\"
Both stared at the other in a strange heavy silence.
\"Why?\"
\"Why what?\" A spliced brow twitched.
\"Why did you try to...kiss me?\" Jin looked away.
Mugen was sure he could see the hint of a blush around the pale face, but it could have been the flames reflection.
\"I\'ve wanted to do it for a long time now, more than that actually.\" He turned cocky eyes to the cold onyx ones.
\"B-but...That\'s insanity.\" Jin couldn\'t hide the nervousness from his voice, only his gaze.
//He has?//
\"Oh?\"
\"A man who cannot control his own feelings is weak. If people went around kissing everyone they wished, it would be anarchy.\"
\"If people went around repressing human impulse, we\'d die out.\"
\"You disgust me. I\'ll take my chances freezing to death...\" Turning all too quickly, the ronin made his way down the now familiar path.
~~~~~
WE CALL THEM WEAK
WHO ARE UNABLE TO RESIST
THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE LOVE MIGHT EXIST
AND FOR THAT FORSAKE IT ALL
~~~~~
\"Jin wait...There\'s more.\" Mugen ran to catch up.
\"I don\'t care to hear more.\" He continued walking quickly.
//Yes you do...//
\"It\'s not just kissing, I...I love you.\"
Jin froze in his tracks.
Never did he expect to hear those words from anyone, let alone the tan form behind him.
\"It\'s not lust and need...I care. I watch you, I listen to you, I\'m mesmerized by you. I don\'t care if this fucks up everything and you want to kill me right now.\" Mugen took his sword from his back and threw it by a tree. Holding his arms out to show he wasn\'t moving. \"Kill me if you want, but I can\'t live not saying anything anymore.\"
~~~~~
THEY\'RE SO HELL-BENT ON GIVING, WALKING A WIRE
CONVINCED IT\'S NOT LIVING IF YOU STAND OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
Jin stared blankly, turing to face the very deep eyes of the other man. His breath caught for an instant.
\"You\'ve finally snapped.\"
\"Yes. Please, kill me or say something...I can\'t live this way, always hiding, always wondering! I don\'t have much to offer anyone, but I will give you all that I am...Jin...\" Mugen knew he was completely over-dramatic at the moment, but weeks of jumping around the truth had taken it\'s toll.
\"Mugen...I do not know what you wish for me to say. I cannot kill you, not like this. What honor would there be in that? Your proposal, I\'m not sure what to do with it....\"
\"Say yes.\"
\"Yes to what?\" Jin felt his heart quicken with every breath.
\"Yes to giving it a chance. Let me show you how much I love you. If you\'re still unsure, I will leave you alone. Forever.\" Mugen knew this was do or die time. One wrong move now and he would take his own life for missing the chance.
\"Giving what a chance? Love? As a couple?\" The words flowed, alien from the pale ones lips.
//How could he love me? What have I ever done for him? This is all so out of the blue...//
\"Yes. No one has to know if you want it to be that way. Please Jin, let me kiss you. The rest we can take from there, please just one kiss?\" The swordsman let his arms slowly fall, walking up to the stone still form.
\"Fine. One kiss...\"
~~~~~
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
LIFE IS NOT TRIED, IT IS MERELY SURVIVED
IF YOU\'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
Mugen walked up slowly, placing a hand on one of the ronin\'s shoulders; feeling him tense.
\"You\'re so beautiful...I almost don\'t deserve to touch you.\" He ran the back of his hand softly across the pale cheek.
Jin stared; mouth slightly opened, blush beginning to form. No one had ever been so close, so soft...
\"Mugen I-\" He was silenced as a tan finger was placed on his lips.
\"Shh. Just let me enjoy this. Your scent, your heartbeat. I\'ve dreamed of being this close for so long, but you always run away. But...\" He leaned down so they\'re noses were touching, breath erotically colliding. \"I\'d chase after you forever if that\'s what it takes.\"
The ronin\'s eyes went wide as the silky lips were pressed to his. The tingling that last night\'s brush had caused was amplified. Closing his eyes he sighed, allowing Mugen to press his tongue in. Long tan arms wrapped tightly around the pale one, almost to the point of crushing him.
Never did he want to let go, to let this moment stop. As the maneuvering tongue gently touched the corners of the ronin\'s mouth; he realized he didn\'t want it to end either.
~~~~~
THERE\'S THIS LOVE THAT IS BURNING, DEEP IN MY SOUL
CONSTANTLY YEARNING TO GET OUT OF CONTROL
WANTING TO FLY, HIGHER AND HIGHER
I CAN\'T ABIDE
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
Too many years Jin had pushed all forms of physical pleasure away. Fearing rejection, pain, or distraction. But this, this was something much different. Emotions charged everything to almost volcanic temperatures. He felt his entire body shake with desire as the tan ones tongue left his mouth and began kissing slowly down his neck.
\"Uh...Mugen...\" He sighed, leaning back some.
\"Do you want me to stop?\" The swordsman eyed his love carefully.
\"No...\" The answer was almost a moan.
One that made the Ryu-kyuian\'s heart swell with hope and joy.
\"Jin...Thank you.\" He smiled warmly, before continuing his kisses down and up the slender throat.
The two slowly sinking down to lay on the cold grass.
~~~~~
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
LIFE IS NOT TRIED, IT IS MERELY SURVIVED
IF YOU\'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
The night sky glowed peacefully as the two lay in silence. Bodies still naked, covered loosely by their clothing, in a makeshift attempt to keep out the cold.
\"That was amazing...\" Jin spoke first, pressing himself closer to the warm Ryu-kyuian holding him.
\"I\'ve never seen anything so beautiful before. The way you sound when I touch you...I dreamed of it, but never thought it would be so intense.\" Tan fingers played with Jin\'s unbound black hair.
\"I love you.\" The pale one sighed closing his eyes.
//I truly do...//
Mugen smiled, laughing a little. \"Told ya. I love you too...\"
They both lay in contentment; sleep claiming them, as the fire back at the cabin continued to burn brightly.
~~~~~
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
LIFE IS NOT TRIED, IT IS MERELY SURVIVED
IF YOU\'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE
~~~~~
- - - - -
THE END
((Anyone in the mood for some limes? Heh. ^_^ Sorry about that. Domo!))